The following letter to the Tribune was signed by Florida A&M President James H. Ammons, Florida Atlantic University President Frank T. Brogan, Florida Gulf Coast University President Wilson G. Bradshaw, Florida International University President Modesto A. Maidique, Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell, New College of Florida President Gordon E. "Mike" Michalson Jr., University of Central Florida President John C. Hitt, University of Florida President J. Bernard Machen, University of North Florida President John A. Delaney, University of South Florida President Judy L. Genshaft and University of West Florida President Judith A. Bense. ...more

March 19, 2009

The family of fallen University of Central Florida freshman wide receiver Erek Plancher has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the school. ...more

March 12, 2009

The winner of the Miss Heart of Plant City pageant, Sara York, will compete later this year for the title of Miss Florida. ...more

March 11, 2009

A minor leg injury wasn't about to prevent Ashley Leonard from helping the Lennard Longhorns flag football team get ready for the season. ...more

March 11, 2009

One by one on a recent Saturday, cars entered the empty parking lot and slowly circled Buffalo's Southwest Cafe. Eventually, the drivers noticed the printed sign taped to the front door before driving away: ...more

March 8, 2009

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy, in a New York Times op-ed piece, is asking college athletic directors to ignore pressure from alumni and boosters and hire the best coaching candidates "regardless of race." ...more

February 20, 2009

Of course Barack Obama came to Florida this week. This is ground zero. Too bad he didn't show up during the Democratic primaries a year ago. Don't you wonder what he would have said then? ...more

February 11, 2009

Former Hillsborough County Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson held a voting-machine company responsible for a bungled November election count, but it didn't stop him from asking the vendor for a job. ...more

February 7, 2009

All-Star point guard Jameer Nelson said Tuesday his "spirits are high" and is optimistic he can play again this season for the Orlando Magic, despite a torn labrum in his right shoulder. ...more

February 3, 2009

State Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach is expected to announce this morning that he is running in 2010 for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez. ...more

January 27, 2009